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Section A
[40 marks]
Rubries: Answer all the questions in this sect
Question 1
Os O.. oh
B
c
D
qi)
Ss
-
Gi)
(b) K
L
dj) K
L
Ci |
= Plants
= Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Animals
Dead/decaying organisms/organic matter 4marks
— Photosynthesis
= Decay/decomposition
- Combustion/burning diene
Raising of livestock
Growing of crops
Burning of wood
Burning of fossil fuels/coal/industrial pollution
Reducing amount of forest cover/deforestation
Any 3 x 1=3 marks
Land rotation qd)
Crop rotation Q)
The farmer moves from one farmland to another
The farmer moves /rotates the crops from one plot to
another(1)
The soil regains its fertility / prevents soil exhaustion
fhere is control in the build-up pests and diseases
od yield
It helps to maintain g
saves money
Any 2x 1=2 marks(c)
(iv)
(v)
w@
(ii)
Time, energy and money is wasted in clearing new land each time
land is abandoned.
System does not encourage large scale farming,
There is rampant deforestation
Cultivated lands are generally small and scattered
Land is getting scarce / a growing population
Any 3x1 =3 marks
Leguminous crops a)
3 Stair case
- Ladder
Plank of wood at an angle
B Hill
: Ramps
ete Sewews
oF Any 3 1=3 marks
(a) work output
LxLd/ qa
=100x5
= 500 J qd)
(8) — Work input
ExeEd / Q)
= 400 x 10
= 4000 J a
(y) Efficiency
Work output x 100%
Work input
a
500 x 100%
4000
@
8
in
&@m w Separation of mixtures (1)
Cools the vaporized components of the mixture (1) back to
liquid (1) .
vi - Bar magnet attracts the magnetic material of ue on ol
mixture (1) in order to separate it from the non-mag
@ ou
component (1)
(2) I~ qJeglsfethanol and water / kerosene and disel oi! (2)
vi iron filings and powdered Sulphur (2)
(iv) To ensure complete condensation of the vapour (1)
QUESTION 1 TOTAL = [40 MARKS|
SECTION B
Answer three (3) questions only from this section
estion 2
@ @ - By ironing in bulk lacks
: Switching off lights{When not in use
= Switching off gadgets when not in use
- a8 Ups ving
Any 3x 1=3 marks
fi) E=Pxe a)
4000x121)
4kW x 12h (1)
=48kWh (1)
OR
E=Pxt @
= 4000 x 12x 60x60 (2)
172800000 / 1.72 x 108 joules /J ayib)
(ii)
oO @
(i)
@
Question 3
@ @
methy! orange
methyl red t
phenolphalein og no~twbe ane ona?
litmus
universal indicator
Any 2x1 =2 marks
Litmus ~ red
Methyl orange -red/pink == Dy clone
Methyl red — red/pink
Phenolphthalein - colourless
Universal indicator ~ orange / yellow
Any 2x 1=2 marks
Waste management / recycling Io wse
Investing in renewable energy
Adapting to the effects of climate change
Prioritizing human health
Use resources more efficiently
= Afforestation
Use of public transport / electric vehicle
‘Any 4.x 1=4 marks
Hho (IV) 2 anol
* carbon dioxide
- methane
nitrous oxide / nitrogen (1) oxide
‘Any 2.x 1=2 marks
Choose an area / compost bin / home made enclosure / dig a pit
‘Add green material / vegetable / scrap / fruit peels / grass / dry straw ex°
Put materials in layers
Sprinkle water
Tum pile occasionally
Any 3x 1=3 marks
QUESTION 2 TOTAL = (20 MARKS]
Feather
Blood mee
2 marks
Any 2a Sorghum
. Millet
Maize
‘Wheat aa
Rice =2 ma
Wheat bran any? «1 :
where it condenses Ife
0) A i
(b) Water evaporates from water bodies into the aumospher recipitation) ():
Clouds (1), and falls back into the ‘earth's surface 8 © ire to BIVe
1s (1) which tans!
this then flows into water bodies (1) and taken uP PY pla
water vapour (1) 6 marks
2 marks
«© wa Vinegar - ethanoic acid (1) and water qd) 3 marks
Air - nitrogen (1) and oxygen @
(ii) Vinegar. = ~_ water is the solvent a
Air = nitrogen is the solvent (1)
@d @& - Extreme / cold temperatures
- No oxygen
= No water
- Far away from the sun
~ absence of solid surface
toxic radiations / gases
- strong magnetic field
Any 2x 1=2 marks
(i) - Saturn
- Uranus
Neptune
Any 2x 1=2 marks
QUESTION 3 TOTAL = (20 MARKS]
Question 4
@ @ - sharpening the knife,
ressure then ir
t cuts easil
3x 1=3 marks
fOxt
A i xtoF Bly
10.000 Fs (1)
CD bon (bia(b)
(©)
id)
@
(ii)
(i)
iii)
Collect the soil sample (1)
Add disti
distilled water and shake gently, and allow to sett
le!
Ad
id few drops of universal indicator / pH meter’
hart |)
Mat the resulting colour with the
imate / read the pH of the soil samp!
NB: Correct sequen
6
It means the blood pressure of the
)) and the pressu!
wm
(systolic pressure) (1)
90 mmHg (diastolic pressure)
Exercising regular!
: Easing stress
= Ensuring regular
Ete el <
ly
Eating healthy diets
Reducing salt intake
eck-UPS »
cies FE piglet GS
Has high palatability to animals
Has laxative ability
Has high nutrient content
Easily digestible
Long shelf-life
Ete
QUESTION 4 TOTAL =
Organic farming
animal based materials (1
fertilizers / bi
standard colour cl
te from the chart () )
score
e to
a
marks
eart beats 1S 150 mmHg
eart rests 1S
patient when the bi
when the h
ire of the patient
ole any 3*
Any 3x1 =3 marks
[20 MARKS]
ng process;
) in the farmii
iological pesticides
By using plant and
chemicals / using organic
2 marks
without use of agro:
Mixed farming
By growing of crops and ©
at the same time f
f two ¢
aising
of animals on the same farm / plot
2 marks
he same piece of land, (1)
t the same time (dy)
2 marks
y=3 marks
ao
to)
ii)
i) w
(ii)
@
Gi)
Oil and water - Heterogeneous (iy)
Salt and water - Homogeneous a)
Ethanol and water - Homogeneous a
- Energy from the sun is continuous / constantly replenished a
Energy from the sun does not get exhausted / inexhaustible within a
human time scale / non-depletable (a)
[ Temperal
itu ——
Measure of / Degree of hotness
ofa body
Measured in Kelvin /°C
‘Measured using a thermometer
| Rises when heated and falls
[Me i
[> Measured using a calorimeter
[> Flows from hot body to cold body
| when cooled __
=e ‘Any 3x 1=3 marks
Leaching
During heavy rainfall, nitrates in the soil are washed out of the root zone
of plants (1)
. and cannot be taken in by animals, (1) preventing the return of the
nitrogen into the soil as nitrites (1)
3 marks
Removal of leguminous plants
: this results in the removal of nitrogen-fixing bacteria (1)
thereby preventing the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen to ammonia (1)
eventually denying the soil of nitrates and subsequently interrupting the
Cyele (1)
3 marks
QUESTION 5 TOTAL = (20 MARKS]